NBC's LAW & ORDER: SVU Encore Grows Week-to-Week by 1.5 Million Viewers

By: Dec. 29, 2016
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A rebroadcast "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.0/4 in 18-49, 4.8 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET): Grows +67% or 0.4 of a point versus the prior week's encore in this slot in 18-49 (1.0 vs. 0.6) and +44% or 1.5 million persons in total viewers (4.755 million vs. 3.302 million).

Captures the show's top 18-49 rating for a rebroadcast since March 16 (1.0) and best total-viewer result for an encore in the past year, since Dec. 30, 2015 (5.108 million).

Ties for #1 in the slot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49. Wins the slot outright among those nets in total viewers.

An encore telecast of "Chicago P.D." (0.9/4 in 18-49, 4.6 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET): Is close to rounding up to a 1.0 (currently reporting a 0.945 in these prelim fast-affiliate ratings).

Increases +29% or 0.2 of a point versus the previous week's rebroadcast in this time period in 18-49 (0.9 vs. 0.7) and +33% or 1.1 million persons in total viewers (4.601 million vs. 3.471 million).

Locks up the show's highest rating for an encore since March 16 in 18-49 (0.9) and in total viewers since Jan. 27 (4.725 million).

Wins the hour among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults, men and women 18-49; adults, men and women 25-54; and total viewers.

An special 8 p.m. ET encore telecast of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (0.8/3 in 18-49, 4.5 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET): Ranks #2 in the timeslot among the Big 4 networks in total viewers.

In Late-Night Metered Markets Wednesday Night: In Nielsen's 56 metered markets, household results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 2.1/5 with an encore telecast; "Late Show with Stephen Colbert," 1.6/4 with an encore; and ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 1.7/4 with an encore.

In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, adult 18-49 results were: "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," 0.7/4 with an encore; "Late Show," 0.3/2 with an encore; and "Jimmy Kimmel Live," 0.5/3 with an encore.

From 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET, ABC's "Nightline" averaged a 1.2/4 in metered-market households and a 0.2/2 in 18-49 in the Local People Meters.

From 12:35-1:35 a.m. ET, ratings were: "Late Night with Seth Meyers," 1.1/4 in metered-market households with an encore; CBS's "Late Late Show," 0.8/3 with an encore. In the 25 markets with Local People Meters, averages were: "Late Night," 0.4/3 in 18-49 with an encore; "Late Late Show," 0.2/1 with an encore.

At 1:35 a.m., "Last Call with Carson Daly" averaged a 0.6/3 in metered-market households with an encore and a 0.2/2 in adults 18-49 in the 25 markets with local people meters.

NOTE: Primetime results are based on "fast affiliate time period" data from Nielsen Media Research. All ratings are "live plus same day" unless otherwise indicated.

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